Air cargo demand (CTK) growth

STO-REC-STATE8AE2CT2 National
3.4%

Global · 2025

Air cargo demand (CTK) growth worldwide came in at 3.4% in 2025 (IATA).

Original source
Publisher
IATA
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
Highlights
Retrieved
14 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Full-year demand for 2025, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), increased 3.4% compared to 2024 (4.2% for international operations).

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APA
International Air Transport Association. (2026). Global Air Cargo Demand Achieved Record Volume in 2025. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-01/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_E8AE2C51T6FQWK8J9XDT3ZSB6T
MLA
International Air Transport Association. "Global Air Cargo Demand Achieved Record Volume in 2025." 2026, https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-01/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_E8AE2C51T6FQWK8J9XDT3ZSB6T.
Chicago
International Air Transport Association. "Global Air Cargo Demand Achieved Record Volume in 2025." 2026. https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-01/. Accessed September 14, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_E8AE2C51T6FQWK8J9XDT3ZSB6T.
BibTeX
@misc{iata2026cargo3zsb6t, author = {{International Air Transport Association}}, title = {Global Air Cargo Demand Achieved Record Volume in 2025}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_E8AE2C51T6FQWK8J9XDT3ZSB6T}, note = {Original source: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-01/. Accessed September 14, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Air Transport Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
Global Air Cargo Demand Achieved Record Volume in 2025
Type
Press release
Published
29 January 2026
Locator
Highlights
Retrieved
14 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
Proprietary report; figure taken from its public summary

Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_E8AE2C51T6FQWK8J9XDT3ZSB6T